FARCE/FILM Episode 72: Tron: Legacy, The Fighter

--> Episode 72 - 12/19/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Sonic Kim, Laura Rachfalski, Ben Wong

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 – 01:02

Tron: Legacy (spoilers) – 08:44

The Fighter – 38:07

WMD – 52:25

(The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Restrepo, Bad Santa, Risky Business, Black Swan, 127 Hours, Speed, Point Break, The Walking Dead, The Tourist, Bubba Ho-Tep, Ace in the Hole, Who's Afraid of V. Woolf?, Serpico, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, The Green Mile, Superman: The Movie)

E-mail and Outro: 01:22:34

(Favorite Films Featuring Marine Life)

"Tron: Legacy"

Colin:
Sonic:
Laura:
Ben:

"The Fighter"

Colin:
Sonic:

-- Weekly Discussion --

This week on the show, our hosts discuss the incredible Jeff Bridges de-aging technology on display in Tron: Legacy. What are some of your favorite films that broke new ground with their visual effects?

FARCE/FILM Episode 51: The Last Airbender

--> Episode 51: 07/06/10 <--

Hosts: Colin George, Kevin Mauer, Jon Mauer, Suman Allakki

Intro – 00:00

Top 5 - 02:48

The Last Airbender – 05:59

WMD – 34:08

(Restrepo, Red Dawn, Postal, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Rescue Me, Pretty Little Liars, Winter’s Bone, Prince of Darkness, Sunshine, Gasland)

Weekly E-mail - 01:00:28

(What is the worst movie that you’ve seen in recent years?)

Outro - 01:04:14

"The Last Airbender"

Kevin:

Colin:
Kevin:
Jon:
Suman:

--Weekly Discussion--

This week, our hosts bicker over Airbender’s bad writing and cinematography, with Kevin suggesting that one, if competently executed, could outweigh the problems with the other. What are some films that are clumsily executed but saved by a great story? What films suck but look beautiful?